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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 14.30.10.09" title_num="14" subtitle_num="30" chapter_num="10" heading="Certification Without Election.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>At the time of the showing of interest, the Board shall certify the employee organization as the exclusive representative without an election if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A petition for an exclusive representative has been filed for a bargaining unit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Board finds that a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit have signed valid authorizations designating the employee organization as their exclusive representative; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>No other employee organization is currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If the Board certifies an employee organization as an exclusive representative under §A of this regulation, the Executive Director shall notify all parties of this certification.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>